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so we see nuclear energy, for example, power plants that going to come to the region relatively soon if the arab springs does not interfere with those plans. the idea, the projections that are on the books come to be realized. what the motivations might be, many factors. first, it's very difficult for nuclear-weapons. you run into all the kinds of problems therein, now confronting both technical and political because we would certainly pushed back on any of the state's bill we are seeking to acquire nuclear arms. moreover, many of these states are very dependent on us, even saudi arabia is dependent on us to protect the right now and to provide advanced military equipment. that relationship is completely endangered if there seemed to be moving down the wrong track. at the same is true for egypt. maybe algeria, whatever other states you might want to identify. turkey is a nato ally and already under nuclear umbrella. in force that relationship by providing patriot missiles. so just give you the briefest overview of why we are also fearful. much much more to worry about there. the trou
so we see nuclear energy, for example, power plants that going to come to the region relatively soon if the arab springs does not interfere with those plans. the idea, the projections that are on the books come to be realized. what the motivations might be, many factors. first, it's very difficult for nuclear-weapons. you run into all the kinds of problems therein, now confronting both technical and political because we would certainly pushed back on any of the state's bill we are seeking to...
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if we really want to help community banks, this is where we should focus our energy and i know there's a lot of bipartisan ideas around how we can do that. i think all of us have heard from community bankers and our states about the onslaught of regulation they have, some of which was really meant to deal with some of the bigger institutions but, again, that to me is where we can really focus in a bipartisan way to give some relief to our community banks. giving out limbless deposit insurance, though, i suppose by some, some people have decided that's a consolation prize. and i hate that. that's too bad. we should fix dodd-frank if we want to help our community banks. but to to the vote in front of us is a t.a.g. extension. i want to talk a little bit about that specifically. there are a series of policy reasons why it's time to end the t.a.g. program. i will go through a couple of them here. first, the fdic insurance fund is undercapitalized. this is a fund of reserves meant to protect taxpayers against an unexpected loss stemming from bank failures. by law, the d.i.f. is required to
if we really want to help community banks, this is where we should focus our energy and i know there's a lot of bipartisan ideas around how we can do that. i think all of us have heard from community bankers and our states about the onslaught of regulation they have, some of which was really meant to deal with some of the bigger institutions but, again, that to me is where we can really focus in a bipartisan way to give some relief to our community banks. giving out limbless deposit insurance,...
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companies to invest their pension funds for many entities doing business with iran's energy sector. and the degree of this year, senator casey author a bipartisan resolution passed by unanimous vote of the senate expressing concern for the iranian freedom of right to assembly, speech and due process. at a year earlier, the iranians had taken to the streets to lead peaceful demonstrations against the government or to be repressed by the besieged militiamen. during times of both peace and conflict, center casey has traveled to the region to see the part of our interest and our allies. in july he met a senate delegation and the middle east to discuss the threat posed by iran and to review the developments in the middle east peace process. senator kasey hayes traveled to saudi arabia, kuwait, iraq, israel, the west bank, lebanon, egypt where he met with top officials. he met with u.s. troops in iraq and kuwait, and in iraqi mess with vice president biden and the general ray odierno, commander of the u.s. troops. more recently, senator casey has strong support of israel during the fighti
companies to invest their pension funds for many entities doing business with iran's energy sector. and the degree of this year, senator casey author a bipartisan resolution passed by unanimous vote of the senate expressing concern for the iranian freedom of right to assembly, speech and due process. at a year earlier, the iranians had taken to the streets to lead peaceful demonstrations against the government or to be repressed by the besieged militiamen. during times of both peace and...
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his intellect, energy, and character made him a valued colleague and a dear friend. scott is a person one could always count on. i've had the opportunity to work closely with scott on so many key issues. in each and every case he brought an informed, thoughtful, and open-minded approach to every issue. as the ranking member of the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, i have gotten to know scott very well, and i appreciate his service on our committee. he placed his top priority on helping to keep our nation safe from the continuing threat of terrorism. he also worked hard to make our federal government more efficient and transparent. with scott's leadership, the senate passed bipartisan legislation to help put the postal service back on a more sound financial footing and to ensure that this institution could endure. he also authored the stock act, the new law that clearly prohibits insider trading by members of congress and their staff. scott has long been an effective champion for our small business owners working to ensure that entrepreneurs
his intellect, energy, and character made him a valued colleague and a dear friend. scott is a person one could always count on. i've had the opportunity to work closely with scott on so many key issues. in each and every case he brought an informed, thoughtful, and open-minded approach to every issue. as the ranking member of the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, i have gotten to know scott very well, and i appreciate his service on our committee. he placed his top...